No matter how cold it is at night, nearly every day on the Outer Banks warms to above freezing. The Frisco and Buxton area averages just one frost-filled day per year. Days per month on average at Cape Hatteras when the minimum temperature drops to 32, 40, or 50 Â°F or below. 32 Â°F.
Keep at bay-keep someone or something at a safe distance Several sources cite the bay tree as the origin of this expression, giving the significance the ancients held in the protective powers of this plant. It has also been said that the bay laurel was turned to as a remedy at the time of the Great Plague of London.
After three days of being hunted, Rainsford sneaks into Zaroff's room and tells him, I am still a beast at bay . . . Get ready, General Zaroff.. In this case, the phrase at bay means that Rainsford has not thrown off his role as a hunted beast simply because the three-day hunting challenge is over.